Kordofan and Blue Nile’s Quiet Battles: The Geopolitics of Resources behind Sudan’s Civil War

Feb 20, 2026 | Fernando Carvajal
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Tens of thousands of people have been killed, and millions displaced, but this is only part of the story. Every morning, there is fear of whether children will be fed or whether another day of bombardment will come. In the basements, teachers teach, and medical personnel do their job even without electricity. The latest atrocity, a drone strike at the al-Safiya market near Sodari in North Kordofan attributed to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The point is, there are no longer safe spaces in Sudan.